Internal ACORN Report Warns About Law Breaking

The fact that ACORN conducted and internal investigation that showed possible violation of federal laws is not surprising. The fact that the NY Times reported it is a bit shocking.

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The June 18 report, written by Elizabeth Kingsley, a Washington lawyer, spells out her concerns about potentially improper use of charitable dollars for political purposes; money transfers among the affiliates; and potential conflicts created by employees working for multiple affiliates, among other things.

Beyond that Ms Kingsley found that the brother of ACORN's founder may have pilfered a million dollars or so from the organization. But what's a million dollars among family? Read More below:

Acorn Report Raises Issues of Legality

By STEPHANIE STROM An internal report by a lawyer for the community organizing group Acorn raises questions about whether the web of relationships among its 174 affiliates may have led to violations of federal laws. More...